Chapter One
The atmosphere in Oakland was absolutely, utterly crazy. Familiar with WWE productions as she was, The Sioux had never experienced anything like it, not even when she'd valeted for Trish, the night she had won back her belt in "The Fight of the Century".
Madness it was; total madness. A girl couldn't properly hear herself think. Rational thought was not a possibility.
'Trish, Trish, Trish!' the audience yelled. 'Trish, Trish, Trish.'
To be fair, even Trish had seemed a little overwhelmed by her reception. Leastways she had until the bout started; then she'd put her game face on and meant business all the way.
There were still two weeks to go until the big rematch headlined in Sacramento. Tonight was the blonde bombshell's one and only appearance since she'd regained her title. It was also her first outing with The Sioux as her tag partner. Not that her partner was getting much attention; it was only too obvious that the audience was letting the older half of the Canuck pairing know she had been sorely missed.
'Trish, Trish, Trish!' they roared as their favourite diva chick-kicked her latest hapless opponent. 'Trish, Trish, Trish.'
Left in the shade or not, The Sioux was proud to be involved. Even though the script dictated that her part in proceedings was already played for the evening, she leant through the ropes, holding her hand out to be tagged, shouting encouragement that couldn't possibly be heard.
'Come on, Trish,' she called. 'Come on my darling.'
Less than a minute later, exactly as planned, Trish followed up yet another kick by grabbing her dazed opponent by the hair and driving her face-first into the canvas. Then, as the beaten girl's partner made to join the fray, she met her with a vicious forearm smash that sent her head over heels backwards, crashing down onto the ring surround.
Cue bedlam.
The Sioux joined her triumphant partner in the squared circle and they climbed up on the ropes in opposite corners, acknowledging their victory. Okay, she knew she was basking in reflected glory, but the occasion was too much not to enjoy. She let the cries of 'Trish, Trish, Trish' wash over her and allowed herself to dream.
My God, she marvelled, how good life must be if it's always like this!
Too soon they were out of arena and backstage, heading for their dressing rooms, fielding nods, air kisses, hugs and congratulations as they went. And the excitement really was heady; it made The Sioux believe she was part of the best tag team ever. It made her believe in miracles.
It made her believe she was seen as Trish's partner in more ways than one.
She was starting to wonder if she should go with Trish into her room, maybe share a shower with her while most of the world's media waited right outside the door, when a figure reared up before them, springing from out of seemingly nowhere.
Fuck; it was Victoria.
Without a title to keep hold of, Victoria had been fighting regularly while Trish trained and avoided the risk of losing their holy grail. Vic was appearing yet again that night, next on but one, and was kitted out and ready in skimpy black leather.
Even a girl with mixed emotions had to admit the woman was hotter than hot.
No, she wasn't merely hot, she was magnificent; and as for her tits . . .
'Jesus,' said Trish, 'are you trying to give me a heart attack!'
Victoria laughed. 'Not before our big night. And good fight, by the way. I enjoyed watching your chest bouncing about.'
Trish laughed with her. 'Guess I'd better watch yours later, then.'
'What do you mean: my fight or my chest?'
'I dare say I mean both.'
'That sounds good to me. See you around.'
The Sioux felt sick as she watched Victoria sashay away from them. Her attention had been fully on Trish; as Trish's mere tag partner she had been blanked and completely ignored. As a former lover, Vic sure knew how to hurt a girl.
'Are you okay?' Trish asked. 'You look like you've seen a ghost.'
Summoning a pale smile, The Sioux said maybe the excitement ringside had got to her. She did not confess that she was nauseated by the sudden warmth between the two great rivals. And the very idea of Trish and Victoria consensually fucking together gutted her. How could that be even a possibility?
It was, though. She'd seen the way the two of them looked at each other, exchanging simmering stares. She'd seen them doing the same in Chicago, too. And they did have previous form, didn't they?
The thought came unbidden: Thanks partly to me!!
Bitter jealousy flooded through her. She was halfway in love with Trish but couldn't get Vic out of her head. And, of course, "Mistress" had those compromising photos; the ones she'd taken after they'd supposedly split up.
What the fuck would Trish say if she ever saw them? She'd say her new lover was a pervert and a whore, wouldn't she?
And she might well be right.
'I'm going back to my hotel,' The Sioux said. 'I'm going to lie down in a dark room and hope I'll be okay by the morning.'
She couldn't help but notice Trish's curious expression as she left.
*****
Victoria had meticulously stuck to her scripts since her reconciliation with the Commissioner. It helped that she had got to win every single match since Trish had ambushed her in Boston, naturally. And it helped that the ultimate reward would soon be coming her way in Sacramento: a genuine, unrehearsed, winner-takes-all reward.
With me at my strongest and fittest ever!
She grinned ferociously as she circled Mari-Lynn in tonight's big women's event, not caring if she did look slightly insane. Trish had prepared well too; you only had to look at her to see that. There again, she would have trained hard, wouldn't she? She wasn't just a prime piece of ass; she was a dedicated, driven professional. Two more weeks and they'd both be fitter than fit.
And may the best woman win . . . as long as she's me!!
Tonight was the third time Victoria had fought Mari-Lynn who was, without the shadow of a doubt, another prime piece of ass. Still young, still making a name for herself, the girl had a body to die for. She also deserved more wins than the scriptwriters had been giving her. Victoria actually felt guilty when, exactly as ordained, she utilized the Widow's Peak to end the contest . . . as it most always did.
Then, as wild celebrations erupted all around her, she froze.
My God, what was that awful sound!
The crunch wasn't easy to identify, what with the crowd going totally bananas. Surely it couldn't be anything vital. She'd performed that move dozens of times without ever really hurting anyone. But not with the same crackly crunch, though . . .
'Vic, Vic, Vic,' the audience howled. 'Vic, Vic, Vic.'
Normally Victoria would have critically assessed her support, weighing it against the support Trish had got earlier. For once she didn't bother. For once she was too concerned about her opponent to bother about minor details.
Please, she thought, not her spine. Please, anything but that.
The script called for Mari-Lynn to act badly injured for a while. Victoria went through all the usual formalities with one eye on her. Thankfully, after three or four minutes of medical assistance, she got up and left the ring under her own steam.
'Thank you God,' Victoria breathed, briefly closing her eyes. 'I owe You for that.'
She caught up with the beaten party in the corridor outside the dressing rooms. 'Are you okay?' she asked, tentatively.
Mari-Lynn was hobbling a little but had no obvious breaks. She turned and smiled at her conqueror. 'I guess I'll be okay if they ever let me beat you,' she said.
Relief rushed through Victoria. 'I was afraid I'd slammed you down too hard,' she said, reassured but still caring more than she'd ever cared for a loser's health before.
'No harm done,' Mari-Lynn's smile widened into a grin, 'nothing that a full-body massage won't cure, anyway. You can come along and give me one if you like; check my vertebrae one by one.' Then, laughing as she spoke: 'But that's hardly your thing, is it? I bet you'd prefer to flog me.'
That was a come-on and Vic bought it in a flash. Concern and anxiety vanished instantly. 'Believe it or not I do have a gentle side,' she said, returning the grin. 'But I also have an aversion to giving massages in dressing rooms. We'll have to go to the hotel instead.'
'That's fine by me,' said Mari-Lynn. 'That sounds like my kind of massage.'
Chapter Two
Trish was in her favourite position: on top of a willing woman, skilfully pushing her favourite strap-on in and out of her, making her wriggle and writhe, moan and groan. She was enjoying doing all the giving every bit as much as the other girl was enjoying doing all the taking. Her senses were, to say the least, right up there near pleasure overload.
In fact it was a minor miracle she wasn't moaning and groaning herself.
Usually Trish was as deep a thinker as anyone she knew. Not just then, however. Just then she was living purely for sensation and had no space in her head for thoughts of any variety. If she had have had the ability to wonder, she might have marvelled at the identity of tonight's recipient. She'd expected to be fucking The Sioux right then, after their winning debut together; indeed she had been looking forward to it all week.
Yet here she was, fucking Jackie, of all people.
Jackie, for God's sake!
This is how it came about. Bemused by The Sioux's sudden "illness", Trish had loitered around backstage, waiting to have a pre-planned snarling encounter with Victoria. That went as good as word perfect and every angry eye-flash was televised. Then, out of range of the cameras, ready to shower and change, who had waylaid her but Jackie.
'Ah,' said the tall, big-titted beauty, 'it's the lady who needs no introduction . . . apart from Fanfare for the Common Man.'